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Job details
Job title: Performance Analysis Lead
Job reference REQ260331
Application closing date: 10/06/2026
Location: Loughborough
Package: Management and Specialist grade 6 from £35608 to £46049 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.
Loughborough Sport
Full time and open ended
Lead the strategic vision of performance analysis across the Loughborough Sport ecosystem as our Performance Analysis Lead. In this pivotal role, you will grow and develop a high‑performing development pathway for student analysts, working in close collaboration with the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences and the Coaching and Volunteering Academy.
You will drive key partnerships that maximise the use of leading technology and infrastructure to grow innovative working practices. The role will also play an important part in advancing Loughborough Sport’s wider strategic ambitions in data, analytics and AI.
For more information on the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
For informal enquiries please contact Neil Greig, Head of Performance Support, on n.j.greig@lboro.ac.uk
Closing date for receipt of applications: 10th June 2026
Interviews: w/c 15th June 2026
Benefits
At Loughborough, our benefits are designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of our benefits include:
* Time off – generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme
* Where you work – access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523‑acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting community at our London campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
* Financial wellbeing – competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities
* Support for you and those close to you – through our range of life event leave policies as well as access to an off‑site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options
* Health and wellbeing – discounted gym memberships and access to world‑class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support
* Travel and sustainability – access to our electric vehicle and cycle‑to‑work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting
Discover more about the full range of rewards and benefits at Loughborough University.
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